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M3A1 White Scout Car


Statistics

Country of Orgin/Used by: USA/Most Allied Armies
First Produced/Service Dates: 1939-1944
Manufactured by: White Motor Car Company
Crew: 6-8
Armament: Numerous Armament Configurations Including .30 cal. MG & .50 cal. HMG
Engine: 6 Cylinder

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
CAD Drawings of M3A1 Scout Car Bruce Crosby - Swindon, Wiltshire UK
M3A1 White Scout Car Photos [Photos from US 1st Infantry Division (Cantigny) -Wheaton, Illinois] Patrick Keenan - Aurora, Illinois USA
Photos of General George Patton's Modified M3A1 Scout Car David Haugh - Oregon USA
  Saumur M3A1 Scout Car Jacques Dujardin - France
M3A1 White Scout Car Photos (taken at the Tank Museum - Bovington) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
M3A1 White Scout Car (2005 War and Peace Show - Beltring, UK) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK
M3A1 Australian Armoured Observation Post (RAAC Museum -Puckapunyal) Brad James - Australia

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
"British Armored Cars in Europe- 1944-1945" By Peter Brown Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #33, Page 5)
"Free Greek Armored Vehicles in the Mid-East Circa 1943"  By T. Metsovitis Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #24, Page 4)
M3A1 White Scout Car Photos Panzer DB
M3A1 Scout Car Photo from the Jacques Littlefield Military Vehicle Collection Neil Mishalov's Photo Gallery Website
M3A1 Photo and short History in the Philippine Marine Corps

Bulwagan Enrille's Philippine Marine Corps Website

Printed

Reference Author
American Armored Fighting Vehicles - World War Two AFV Plans George Bradford
A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars George Forty
Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles R.J. Hunnicutt
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert Icks
Scout Car M3A1 (1942) Portrayal Press
U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 Robert J. Icks
U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles Fred W. Crismon

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
M3A1 White Scout Car Kit Peerless-Max 1/35 Out of Production;  More a collector's Item, but this is the source mold for subsequent kit offerings
M3A1 White Scout Car Kit Italeri 1/35 Out of Production (for Now);  Same molding as the Peerless Kit
M3A1 White Scout Car (with Canvas Cover) Kit

Review by Steve Palffy via Hyperscale

Zvezda 1/35 Same molding as Italeri/Peerless Max Kit
New Zealand Armour in Europe and Africa Decals (35058) Bison Decals 1/35 Decals with M3A1 Scout Car Marking Option.
New Zealand Armour In Italy Decals (35060) Bison Decals 1/35 Decals with M3A1 Scout Car Marking Option.
M3A1 White Scout Car Wheel Set (35070) Hussar 1/35 Decals with M3A1 Scout Car Marking Option. Coming Soon as of May 2008
M3A1 White Scout Car Kit Gaso.Line 1/50  

Model Pictures

Reference Source/Provider
Model Picture of a Captured M3A1 White Scout Patrick Keenan - Illinois USA
M3A1 White Scout Car Model Photos by Chuck Aleshire - Shorewood, Illinois